TOEFL Vocabulary

Without any doubt; certainly

The fee charged for sending mail; a postage stamp

Not limited or confined; completely free

A compulsory tax or payment; to impose and collect taxes

Active at night; occurring during the night

To soothe or calm; a temporary period of calm or reduced activity

A feeling of doubt, worry, or apprehension

Large and heavy in build; brave; a dark strong beer

A hanging ornament worn on a necklace

Relating to or influenced by climate

To show off ostentatiously

Speed or urgency, often with carelessness; to hurry

Tending to act without thinking; driven by impulse

To trouble or attack from all sides

A full-size symphony orchestra; devoted to music

A slope or incline; a point of view or bias; to slope or tilt

To scold or rebuke someone angrily

A person who seeks excitement and takes risks in daring enterprises

A person or organization that owes money

Relaxed and unhurried; done without rushing

The highest point or peak of something

Arranged in the order in which events occurred

Clothing of a distinctive style; to dress

Causing difficulty or discomfort; not suited to one's needs

A small light carriage or vehicle; infested with insects or full of software errors

The act of making something more varied or expanding into different areas

A deep gap or gorge; a large difference of opinion

To remove impurities; to cleanse from sin

To move busily and energetically; excited noisy activity

Sharp, ironic language used to mock or show contempt

To enrich soil with nutrients; to cause fertilization in plants or animals

To disturb or upset; a decorative frill of fabric

High or hilly land in the interior of a country

Skillful and elegant handling of a situation; to manage cleverly

To guess or suppose without firm evidence; a conjecture

A word formed from the initial letters of other words

Alert and careful watchfulness, especially to avoid danger

To pretend or simulate in order to deceive

A petroleum-based fuel used for lighting, heating, and jet engines

The point where rivers meet; a coming together of forces or ideas

Whole and undamaged; continuous; not tamed

Informal and chatty in style; relating to conversation

A person who makes, repairs, or sells jewellery

An aromatic evergreen shrub; a symbol of honor or victory

Involvement as an accomplice in a crime or wrongdoing

A white carbohydrate in foods; a substance used to stiffen fabric

Difficult to understand or explain; confusing or perplexing

Looking threatening or unfriendly; a prohibition